Quick Reference

Threshold Reading Field Guide

Threshold reading is the difference between a training rep and a survival moment. It should guide your decisions in real time.

What matters most

  • Eating alone does not prove the pet is under threshold.
  • Recovery speed after the trigger matters heavily.
  • Threshold shifts with sleep, novelty, pain, and accumulated stress.

Working sequence

  1. Measure the last workable point before escalation.
  2. Train there until it gets easier.
  3. Move difficulty in small controlled steps.

Keep moving